AS OF August 21,2009 THESE ARE THE LEADERS OF LAND-BASED SHARK FISHING AROUND THE GLOBE .WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR AND THERE IS A NICE LINEUP OF CONTENDERS FOR 2009'S BIGGEST SHARKS INCLUDING THREE DIFFERENT SPECIES THE HAMMERHEADS,THE TIGER AND THE INCREDIBLE 674 LB MAKO ERNIE POLK CAUGHT FROM THE PANHANDLE. IF ANYONE HAS INFO ON OTHER BIGGER ONES PLEASE LET US KNOW.
First place Shannon Bustamante's 12 foot 2 inch hammerhead shark caught from a Florida keys bridge (Long Key)during the 2009 BIG HAMMER CHALLENGE
Matzy (Matt )takes the second place spot with this incredible 12 foot Tiger he caught from a Panhandle beach
Matzy fighting his Third place 11 ft 9 inch hammer
The 11 foot 9 inch hammer on the beach -THIRD PLACE
11ft 7 1/2inches
Fourth place Chris Bishop's 11 ft 7 1/2 inch hammerhead caught from a West Palm Florida beach
Although other fish were in the area; this healthy tiger had a very large girth at 6' plus putting the fish in the 600-750+ lb category.
11'7" Tiger Shark
Tyler goes into Fifth place with this much deserved 11 foot 7 inch Tiger shark he caught July 2009 -Florida
Sixth place Gabe (mako) on extreme coast website 11 foot 6 inch Tiger shark caught from Texas on the Padre Island National Seashore
Seventh place Ernie Polk's 11 foot 2 inch Mako shark caught from a Florida panhandle beach during February/2009
All these sharks might be beat this summer with the best months still to come for big tigers at or near 13 feet and hammers that can reach 14 feet and beyond.It's gonna be long ,hot summer full of big shark action and there might be a big suprise coming out of North Carolina,Florida or from the looks of it Texas might do it this year.Stay tuned and see!!!
This 10 foot bull shark was caught recently at Stilltsville in Key Biscayne by some friends of (James Fuqua)Jd's boss .The guys were fishing from one of the homes docks and they paddled out into the channel a ray for bait. When they hooked the shark they had to jump on a boat and follow it .It was probably spooling the reel.This is the biggest Bull shark i have ever seen ;i think it's even bigger then then the one that was in Deaver's site some months ago caught in a South African river. It looks very pregnant and could very easily shatter the Florida state record 551 lbs and maybe even the world record of 697 lbs.The picture and story were emailed to me .
THIS BULL IS TRULY MASSIVE
All these sharks might be beat this summer with the best months still to come for big tigers at or near 13 feet and hammers that can reach 14 feet and beyond.It's gonna be long ,hot summer full of big shark action and there might be a big suprise coming out of North Carolina,Florida or from the looks of it Texas might do it this year.Stay tuned and see!!!
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This is a cool post, it would be nice to see it as a sticky and updated when needed. A nice place to look for the largest catches 
WOW that bull is huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please tell me they weight it??
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Shannon Im trying to get more info on this bull shark. My boss is looking.
Has anyone seen the video of Chris Deavers Texas Shark Fishing panhandle trip in Florida where his buddy Lasharkhunterjr caught that 13 foot tiger but had the leader broke by the beach? Any web links?There was no pictures but they said it was filmed?
hey i talked to chris on the phone the other day he was telling me about the differant sharks they caught up there and everytime he comes here he catches a shark over 10 foot and i remember him saying something about the video check his website or youtube all i can tell you he was on the discovey channel tonight
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Never test the depth of the water with both feet"
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GO BIG OR GO HOME
hey i talked to chris on the phone the other day he was telling me about the differant sharks they caught up there and everytime he comes here he catches a shark over 10 foot and i remember him saying something about the video check his website or youtube all i can tell you he was on the discovey channel tonight
There's no doubt about the 13 footer as Mr.Deaver is a very experienced accomplished sharker.Without the tape measure can the video prove it to be the largest catch in 2009 to date?That is the question I am sure we would all like to know 
hey i talked to chris on the phone the other day he was telling me about the differant sharks they caught up there and everytime he comes here he catches a shark over 10 foot and i remember him saying something about the video check his website or youtube all i can tell you he was on the discovey channel tonight
There's no doubt about the 13 footer as Mr.Deaver is a very experienced accomplished sharker.Without the tape measure can the video prove it to be the largest catch in 2009 to date?That is the question I am sure we would all like to know
I don't know, I say if you have control of the fish, you have caught it. We've all lost nice fish in the wash.
well im looking for the video ill call chris and ask him where it is
"2017 Team little rock
Never test the depth of the water with both feet"
I DO NOT SWIM IN THE OCEAN
GO BIG OR GO HOME
thats trash....i say if you lose it in the wash u lost the fish...thats like sayin if u see your shark from the bridge an he goes under an pops u u caught him. if u cant get a tape on him or take a pic then he did not catch it....that woulda been a ldr long distance release 
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did he or someone else touch the leader
if they did he cauchgt the fish with out a doubt
this aint sail fishin partner. an if they grabbed the leader it would be even worse that they couldnt land the fish
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did he or someone else touch the leader
if they did he cauchgt the fish with out a doubt
A thirty foot leader? That's hardly catching a fish, a big grander tiger in the wash is not coming in easy. When the tail rope is on and you have "control", in my opinion, you have caught the fish. Those final stages are the hardest, it ain't over till you've got the bull by the horns as they say. Regardless, that was a great fish no doubt.
thats just my point! 
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thats trash....i say if you lose it in the wash u lost the fish...thats like sayin if u see your shark from the bridge an he goes under an pops u u caught him. if u cant get a tape on him or take a pic then he did not catch it....that woulda been a ldr long distance release
Regardless it's a great fish and a grander would not be easy to handle!Think how much bigger that Tiger will be if the damn longliners don't kill it somewhere out there in the ocean!